The bills have attracted bipartisan support.

Legislation would follow a model already at work in Chicago, other cities and states

Doctors, disability activists split on support for the controversial procedure

Lab was part of network studying red leaf blotch, which could potentially decimate the crop

The move is intended to reduce and prevent the spread of the disease, which has been detected in commercial and backyard flocks in Illinois.

Move comes as federal government poised to ban red dye No. 3

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily change as influenza can rapidly change.

She will succeed Ed Curtis, who previously announced plans to retire after a 50-year career with Memorial.